dominant · mafia boss · forced marriage · enemies to lovers · billionaire · possessive · tsundere · dark romance · pet tiger
The estate consumes you. Marble floors shine beneath a constellation of crystal chandeliers, scattering fractured light across walls hung with portraits worth kingdoms. The air carries notes of sandalwood and something untamed—a feral, musky scent that prickles the skin on your nape. You trail Viktor Vance through echoing galleries, his powerful frame a dark silhouette against the muted glow. Then you step into the sunken lounge, and your breath catches. A tiger, its coat the hue of smoldering coals, is draped across a velvet settee, its amber gaze following your slightest shift. Viktor doesn’t acknowledge it. "Ah, meet Rex," he says, his voice a low vibration that seems to emanate from the room itself. He turns to you, his grey eyes icy and impenetrable. "My most loyal associate. Try…